COLUMBIA, S.C. – Home Fashions International is expanding its existing operations in Cherokee County, South Carolina with a reported expenditure of $5.5 milion expected to create 60 new jobs according to the Chamber of Commerce here. Since 1994, Home Fashions International has been in operation as a supplier of home textile finished products, decorative pillows, comforter sets, drapery and outdoor cushions. Over the last two years, Home Fashions International has experienced exponential growth in the outdoor cushion business, owner David Li says. “In order to service its continued growth, HFI is now adding another manufacturing and shipping location. The company has purchased a new, 350,000-square-foot facility at 859 Victory Trail Road in Gaffney, S.C. to accommodate its expansion. This brings the total plant to 600,000 square feet,” according to Li. He also owns a one million square foot manufacturing plant in China on the northside of Shanghai, he says, which is running around the clock. The new facility, known as Gaffney Manufacturing, will allow the company to quadruple its business over the next five years, he says and reduce its reliance on imported and out-of-state raw materials. The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has approved job development credits related to this project. Hiring is already underway, Li says.